A wack of a sledgehammer and a peek inside an old wall in Okanogan revealed a secret.
Nick and Lisa Timm recently purchased a more than a century-old building in Okanogan, renovating it for a new restaurant and bar. While tearing down a plaster edifice, they discovered two 60-foot murals within.
In a matter of minutes the murals would have been lost had they proceeded with their plan to plaster over the wall, Nick Timm told KIRO Newsradio.
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Historians believe local artist W.J. McConnon painted the murals as they were passing through town.
The Okanogan Historical Society confirms
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